The extraordinary life and death of the world’s oldest known spider
 

Interesting article on a 43 year old Australian trapdoor spider

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.bc3df84d9a91

I've read this twice now. Really good stuff and kind of mind-blowing that this is (was) a 43-year old spider! What's not to love and be amazed by :)

Not my favorite creatures, but I was saddened to read that her death was from the parasitic wasp larvae that hatched on her. :(